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also: JG: Porn Star Miyabi’s Indonesia Arrival Up in Air
The Jakarta Globe
October 12, 2009
Miss Indonesia Shames Us All, Cry Aceh’s Clerics
Banda Aceh
In the latest religious dispute out of Aceh, a prominent group
of Islamic clerics has denounced newly crowned Putri Indonesia
Qori Sandioriva for “bringing shame” to the province by
abandoning its conservative Muslim values on her way to winning
the title.
Sandioriva, 18, who was born in Jakarta but has an Acehnese
mother, beat out 37 other contestants from 33 provinces to win
the pageant on Friday. She will represent Indonesia in the 2010
Miss Universe Pageant.
Aceh’s Daya Ulema Association criticized Sandioriva for not
wearing a jilbab during the competition or observing other norms
of Shariah law. Granted special autonomy, the province strictly
adheres to Shariah law.
“We are not bothered by the Putri Indonesia contest. What
bothers [us] is why she represented Aceh, but did not reflect
the values and culture of the Acehnese people who are well-known
for their Islamic faith,” said Teungku Faisal Ali, the
association’s secretary general.
“Dayah [and all ulema regret that a contestant representing Aceh
did so without representing Aceh’s values.”
The province has imposed partial Shariah law since 2001, and
expanded it further under a 2006 autonomy law. However, the
province’s laws must not violate existing national laws or the
Constitution, a situation that has created legal tussles.
Last month, Aceh’s provincial legislature passed a bylaw
mandating that adulterers be stoned to death, which drew
protests from human rights groups and brought embarrassing
international media attention. Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf has
refused to sign the new bylaw.
Regardless, the uproar over Putri Indonesia has shown that some
groups in Aceh continue to flex their muscles in support of its
autonomy, even though the pageant doesn’t have a swimsuit
competition.
Faisal said Sandioriva shouldn’t have represented Aceh because
her father is Sundanese and she studies at the University of
Indonesia near Jakarta.
Sandioriva, who finished in the top five in both the gown
competition and the interview segment, said she received
permission from the Aceh government to compete, given that the
province doesn’t have a selection process for Putri Indonesia.
“If it is true the Aceh government gave her permission, then
their commitment to enacting Shariah is questionable,” Faisal
said, adding that Acehnese contestants should only show their
face, palms and feet.
In reply to a question, Sandioriva told the pageant’s host,
Charles Bonar Sirait, that she didn’t feel the need to wear a
jilbab or veil.
“Hair is beauty, and I am proud of beauty,” she said.
The controversy may return next year when Sandioriva competes in
Miss Universe, which has a swimsuit competition.
“Promoting Aceh should not be done by showing genitalia,
especially when she competes for the Miss Universe title, which
surely will disgrace Aceh even more,” Faisal said.
Sandioriva’s win was a hot topic among local Facebook browsers
over the weekend, with many supporting the new beauty queen but
most reprimanding her for not wearing a jilbab.
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The Jakarta Globe
October 12, 2009
Porn Star Miyabi’s Indonesia Arrival Up in Air
by Anita Rachman & Putri Prameshwari
Will she or won’t she? The production company currently in hot
water for plans to import Japanese porn star Maria Ozawa, better
known as Miyabi, to Indonesia will decide today whether to fly
her in.
“We will decide where the movie set will be. There is a
possibility that it will not be done here in Indonesia, but in
Japan,” Oddi Mulya Hidayat from Maxima Pictures said on Sunday.
“But that’s only a possibility. We still have another option for
the set. It’s in Bali.”
He said Miyabi had been scheduled to arrive in Indonesia on
Wednesday, but due to the negative reaction from the public,
this might be delayed, or they might decide to change the venue
of the shoot.
He added that the company would consider public opinion when
making its decision. On Friday, about 50 members of the Islam
Defenders Front went to the office of Maxima Pictures to protest
the planned involvement of porn star in the movie.
The one thing the film producers are sure of is that Miyabi will
be starring in the film “Menculik Miyabi” (“Kidnapping Miyabi”),
a comedy about two college students who hatch a plan to kidnap
the actress.
Reacting to reports that Miyabi would not be participating in
the film because the production house didn’t have enough money
to pay her, Oddi said all contracts have been finalized with the
Japanese star. He said people who wanted to see the movie should
not be concerned, because his team had wrapped up negotiations
last week.
“Our team flew to Japan to meet Miyabi’s management last week,
from Wednesday to Thursday, so we settled everything,” he said.
“However, I cannot give you any figures, because we don’t have
the Japanese partner’s permission.”
He said Miyabi’s managers were concerned about news of protests
in Jakarta over her visit.
“But we have told them that we are ready with any risks and gave
them a guarantee that everything will be under control here,” he
said.
Meanwhile, the publicity surrounding the porn star’s arrival has
been a boon for pirated DVD vendors in Glodok, West Jakarta.
News Web site Kompas.com quoted a vendor, Anton, as saying sales
of Miyabi’s porn movies had shot up from just 10 or 20 per day
to 50 since news of her arrival. Another vendor, Edi, told
Kompas he could sell up to 100 per day. “DVD sales turnover of
just Miyabi could reach Rp 1 million [$106] per day,” Edi said.
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